The next steps to protect sea otters
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that southern sea otters still need endangered species protections. How do we get to the point where otters no longer need it?
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Statement: Five more years of offshore drilling
Statement: President Biden vetoes measures that stripped protections for wildlife
Updates
PIRG, Environment America and Environmental Action deliver over 82,400 petition signatures calling on Costco to reduce plastic packaging
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Department of Energy updates furnace efficiency standards
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Advocates support water heater efficiency standards
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Coalition welcomes furnace efficiency standards
Consumer, energy efficiency, environmental, and utility stakeholders welcomed a significantly strengthened federal efficiency standard for home furnaces announced by the Department of Energy on Friday.
Sea otters are good for kelp and good for us
Kelp is a keystone species. Underwater kelp forests provide habitat and hunting grounds for many species, including floating furballs known as sea otters, and are excellent at storing carbon.
Broad coalition of groups urges Energy Department to finalize water heater efficiency standards
Consumer, climate, and health advocates called on the U.S. Department of Energy to promptly finalize water heater efficiency standards.
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Groups urge continued progress on appliance efficiency
Letter expresses support for the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency standards program and urges continued action.
The solar potential of warehouses and superstores explained
Where is the best place to install solar, especially the large scale solar that we'll need in order to meet our energy needs?
Voices
“We need to do everything possible to try to recover Chinook salmon.”
“Losing salmon would be unfathomable.”
I encourage everyone to care for our environment
